Was Nintendo right to opt out of the graphics arms race?

[Soundwave]

Norion said:

Soundwave said:

You statements on hardware power are incorrect, hardware architecture 7 years apart is a massive difference. It's also more than 7 years in some respects because Switch 2 has features from Ada Lovelace as well direct from Nvidia's own documentation which is an even newer architecture than Ampere is, either way they both smoke AMD's dated GCN 2.0. If you want to argue against those points go ahead and try and make a fool out of yourself. 

You said you have multiple GPUs, the number seems to go higher as you keep posting, did you buy one for your dog too? Frankly I don't even care about this, I just find it funny.

You sounded like you were unaware there was a $500 Switch 2 launch bundle, in fact that is the primary hardware model the Switch 2 launched with. If you had bought one at launch or in the launch window it just seems awfully curious you didn't know that. It looks like you just quickly Googled what the Switch 2 price is, saw what the price is today (after the bundle is discontinued) and tried to use that as some kind of "gotcha". 

He specifically said your statement about architecture mattering more than raw horsepower was not true, not that architecture wasn't important so he clearly wasn't arguing against those points in that response. If you think he's wrong about raw horsepower mattering more you should actually back up your claim instead of arguing against something he didn't say there. Also bozobanana is right, you really are acting childish over this by implying he might be lying about owning a Switch 2 for no good reason and other nonsense like the GPU comments.

Architecture does matter massively when you are talking about a 7+ year difference in architecture, I didn't think I had to spell that out specifically because I would think people would do their homework and know that GCN 2.0 (the PS4) is 7 years older than Ampere, but apparently I had to point that out as I guess that wasn't common knowledge or common sense? 

Of course there will be a large difference between Ampere and GCN 2.0 (PS4) ... like does that seriously need to be explained and dumbed down? Just like Ampere will be dwarfed by a GPU architecture from 2027 (7 years afterwards). That shouldn't even be a controversial statement at all, jeeezus. 

If you want to side track the discussion, y'know it's not terribly hard to find GCN 2.0 GPUs (PS4 class) ... go see if the configs of those AMD cards that are roughly in line with the PS4 (so like not cherry picking the highest config GCN 2.0 card) can run Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin's Creed Shadows and the like. Frankly I don't care, I don't even know why someone wanted to fall on their sword to defend the PS4's honor in a thread that isn't even about the PS4, lol. Like who cares. This topic isn't about the PS4. 

Last edited by Soundwave - on 13 January 2026